Government of India
Ministry of Rural DevelopmentDepartment of Land ResourcesNew Delhi: India

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)

The main objectives of the IWMP are to restore the ecological balance
by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources
such as soil, vegetative cover and water. The outcomes are
prevention of soil run-off, regeneration of natural vegetation, rain
water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table. This
enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro-based
activities, which help to provide sustainable livelihoods to the people
residing in the watershed area. In addition, there is a Scheme of
Technology Development, Extension and Training (TDET) is also being
implemented to promote development of cost effective and proven
technologies to support watershed management.

Till 1.4.2008, Department implemented 3 watershed programmes viz.
Integrated Wastelands Development Programme, Drought Prone
Areas Programme, Desert Development Programme. Since then, they have been brought under a
comprehensive programme named Integrated Watershed Management Programme
(IWMP) to be implemented under Common Guidelines on Watershed
Development,2008.

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